Mike Brown was fired from the Kings less than a year and a half ago.
He was also fired by the Cavaliers, who he just swept, TWO SEPARATE TIMES in his career.
Today, he’s leading the Knicks to their first NBA Finals in 27 years.
High empathy sucks cause when you understand why people are the way they are you realize most people aren't truly evil they're just dumb and incapable of viewing the world outside of their own experiences which makes it hard to truly hate them even if they are ugly inside.
• Hov’s biggest strength is subtlety, but that’s also why some people find him emotionally distant compared to rappers like Pac or DMX.
• Jay Z raps like someone who's already won. Sometimes it sounds inspiring, other times it can sound detached.
• 4:44 is one of the most important albums of his career because it’s one of the few times he sounds fully human instead of invincible.
• People confuse “not loud” with “not lyrical” when it comes to Jay-Z.
• Jay-Z’s music ages like wine.
Before the battle started y’all downplayed his success and said it was no way he could win. Now, after watching yours man get shit beat down his legs, y’all still singing the same tune. Your denial is why you won’t heal or let the loss go. That pain is forever.
Kendrick has the 1st double diamond record, the longest running rap album in history, a Pulitzer Prize, two of the biggest rap tours in history (#1, #6), the most Grammys in rap history, all of his albums are critically acclaimed and being studied in universities like Harvard, etc, and is the clear winner of the biggest rap battle in history.
Shut up man. Buddy asked for it and got what he wanted! Go enjoy those albums. He gave y’all 43 songs but then again you can’t because that bitch crying on that album too.
the idea of one of the biggest artists in the world tapping into multiple regional sounds is really cool on paper. for me, the problem with the way Drake does it is it always feels very...cheap? latching on to a wave or in this case, using the spirit of Mac Dre, one of our most beloved icons in The Bay, as a surface level chess piece to disrespect California (something he already did with 2Pac of all people). it conflates very rich regional sub-genres and cultures with fleeting, transactional moments.
Rest In Peace Mac Dre & Tupac Shakur.
My man recently just said something to me that really stuck.
He told me, “I’m not here to control you. I’m not your dad, I’m your partner. You’re free to make your own choices. Just understand that every choice has consequences. If you choose something that damages what we’ve built, that’s on you.”
He said, “I’ll always tell you when something hurts me or crosses a boundary, because that’s what healthy communication looks like. But if you keep stepping over the line after I’ve shown you where it is, then you were never really protecting us to begin with.”
And honestly, that’s what accountability in a relationship sounds like.
People have learned a few psychological buzzwords on social media,like "gaslighting," "narcissist," "boundaries," and "toxic", and now they use them to run away from normal human conflict. Sometimes your partner isn't a "toxic narcissist violating your boundaries"; sometimes they are just annoyed, having a bad day, and you are actually the one who was wrong. We have weaponized therapy language to ensure we never have to apologize or compromise.
learn to be alone. eat alone, sleep alone, vibe alone, heal alone. be so confident that you can bloom without opinions and approvals. and if you ever doubt yourself, always remember who you were and how far you've come.